Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-09
MICHIGAN LEGIsLATURE.

BUT littlo real work was done In either house
ON the 9th ult, as many members had gone
home. and tho time was occupied in work In
committee Of the whole. A concurrent resolu-
tion passed both houses providing for an ad-
journment until the slst bill passed both
houses allowing q clerk at 500 per month
to the Advisory Board OF Pardons. This
Is really to give another clerk 70 the
executive Office. Headquarters OF the , Board
up In the Senate. The clause making unpaid
tax a lien upon saloon-keopers stock and nx-
ring druggists from business for five years for
violations OF the proposed law. tho time WAS
reduced to one year. The Senate passed a bill
to fsI IN
Of boards Of supervisors. registers OF deeds,
20. II is an important bill. looking toward
the close assessing Of mortgages, which have
heretofore escaped taxation under the present
from holding land in Violation Of section I2, ar
ticle Is, OF the constitution passed the House In
committee of the whole. This bill, II passed,
corporations for more than ten years, which
they held for speculative purposes. bill
passed the House prohibiting. under suitable re.
strictions. the employment OF boys under IA
and girls under 16 years Of age more than nine
hours day in factories OF this State.
The high-license liquor bill engaged a large
share OF the attention OF the Senate on the LIST
inst. But one radical change was made, how
ever This was permitting saloon-keeper In
village to procure his sureties anywhere in the
village or in the township in which the village
Is situated. The bill, as it passed the House,
might reside to the city, village, or township in
which the place OF business was located. AS n
corporate township in the Upper Peninsula
consists often Of six or eight Government
tOWDaliDa IL In n0arlV GOOD Tor
them as though the county was the
limit. This was Senator Hubbells amendment
for revising tho general statutes of obsolete
acts 1t provides for commission OF three
competent lawyers, to be appointed by the
Governor, who shall constitute commission OF
statutory review. They shall have an Office at
the State capital, shall bo furnished with sta.
tionery ana printing by the State and
utes OF the State with reference to acts
that obsolete or imperative in whole
or In part and prepare bills to DO
submitted to the next Legislature repeating
such acts as are wholly obsolete and inopera-
tive and modifying such as are so in part only
SO as to relieve the statutes Of the State Of OBJ
the duty of the commission TO prepare bills pro-
Statute statutes as may be referred % to "V them by
the Governor and Attorney General for that
purpose, and shall report the result OF
their work to the Governor, who shall report
it to the Legislature. The Senate also
passed tho House bill 70 make per cent. the
legal rate OF interest. The mining school ap-
preparation bills, which were the special order
in the House, were put off for one week. The
bill creating the new office OF Assistant
Adjutant General was killed In the House.
tions lon SH and their liabilities passed tho
House. II provides that in case person is
killed ON account Of accident or neglect OF q
corporation relatives may collect not only act
ual pecuniary damages, but also for such dam
ages for injury to the feelings and affections
and for loss of society as the Jury may think
| lust and in case of willful negligence of the
company damages may be awarded. Lawyers
consider II a very important piece Of legisla-
tion, and it was most bitterly opposed by host
OF railroad attorneys. bill passed the
through which a train passes competent 1urts-
| diction over crimes committed on railroad
train. very stringent bill passed tho House
defining the duties OF peace officers regarding
violating liquor laws In case the officers fail
! to make complaint Of violations as provided
| by law they shall be declared guilty OF mis-
] be fined not less than $50 nor more than 500
/ or by imprisonment In the County Jail not less
| than ten days nor more than sixty days, oi
both, such fines and imprisonment in the dis
| cretion of the court, and for a third onenst
shall also forfeit his office.
A BILL for tho incorporation of the Michigan
Business Mems Association passed the Senate
| on the I'd inst. The further consideration o
the Bates high license bill was postponed for
week. The House passed concurrent resolu
tion for final adjournment June IL.
bill to compel corporations owning land!
| to sell the lands after holding thon
for ten years passed the House. This Is re
! quirement OF tho constitution but it has neve
| been operative because thero were no laws Z
carry It into effect. bill TO establish local OF
| ton in the counties Of this State after tho
| Georgia plan failed on its final passage, lackin
| four votes of n constitutional majority. IN
House passed two important bills placing TO tn
credit OF the primary school fund the interest q
| per cent. ON the entire proceeds OF the sales G
| the State swamp lands.